Anyone who has celebrated Christmas is familiar with these words that can be found in some Christmas cards: “Merry Xmas!” Many religious people say that using Xmas instead of Christmas takes out the essence of the celebration. After all, there won’t be any Christmas without Christ. But di...

Other than the Brothers Grimm, Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen is also a popular creator of fairytales. With works like “The Little Mermaid,” “Thumbelina,” “The Ugly Duckling,” and many more, Andersen will be remembered for many more years to come. Andersen was born in 1816 in...

It’s the holidays once more. Other than grappling with what to get our friends and family for Christmas, all of us have one more dilemma that we try to keep low-key: coming up with nongeneric messages for Christmas cards. It is common knowledge that Christmas is technically a Christian holida...